Education
The Week in Review for May 17, 2013
by Florida Current Staff - 2 days ago - +
Embattled FAU president resigns
by James Call - 4 days ago - +
College presidents' pay varies widely
by James Call - 6 days ago - +
2013 Session Summary: Education
by LobbyTools - 1 week ago - +
Teachers, state workers get pay boost in $74.5 budget passed on final day of session
by Gray Rohrer - 2 weeks ago - +
Senate opens digital learning to out-of-state companies
by James Call - 2 weeks ago - +
LobbyTools is seeking talent
by LobbyTools - 2 weeks ago - +
Teachers can get raises earlier
by James Call - 2 weeks ago - +
Smooth session hits gridlock on Day 57
by Gray Rohrer - 2 weeks ago - +
Senate shoots down 'parent trigger' bill
by James Call - 2 weeks ago - +
Budget conferees take up conforming bills
by Bill Cotterell - 2 weeks ago - +
Senate ready to act on 'parent trigger'
by James Call - 2 weeks ago - +
Budget conferees take up conforming bills
by Bill Cotterell - 3 weeks ago - +
Lawmakers finalize $74.4 billion budget, but conforming bills remain unresolved
by Gray Rohrer - 3 weeks ago - +
Charters get PECO money
by Aggregation Desk - 3 weeks ago - +
State workers and tuition down, teachers and clerks to go in budget talks
by Gray Rohrer - 3 weeks ago - +
Lawmakers agree on education budget
by James Call - 3 weeks ago - +
Week in Review for April 26
by Florida Current Staff - 3 weeks ago - +
Early Learning bill clears House
by James Call - 3 weeks ago - +
Late in session, Gov. Scott makes aggressive push for agenda
by Gray Rohrer - 3 weeks ago - +
2013 Session Summaries
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The university posted a statement on its website announcing Mary Jane Saunders' decision to quit. The Boca Raton school has made news during the past year because of unconventional comments by faculty and a decision to name the football stadium after a prison company.
The focus was on education. Lawmakers handed out raises to teachers, wrote new rules for charter schools and created two pathways to a high school diploma. Spending on public education will increase by $1.5 billion dollars -- to $20.2 billion. The budget will boost per-pupil spending by $407, bringing it to $6,778 or about 3.8 percent less than what it was in 2007 at the start of the Great Recession.
Supporters brushed aside concerns about allowing non-Florida digital learning companies to compete for Florida students and focused on the accountability measures in the bill. Sen. John Legg explained it creates a framework for regulating the industry. The bill's sponsor argued it would bring "outstanding" education opportunities to Florida.
The feel-good nature of the session came to a grinding halt Tuesday as House Democrats used stall tactics to highlight the rejection of a plan to use federal money to provide health care to 1 million Floridians. Other top priorities of House and Senate leaders are dying or are being stalled in the session's final days.
The measure promoted by school-choice supporters failed on a 20-20 voter after an hour-long debate. Six Republicans bucked leadership and switched their votes from a year ago and voted against the measure. Opponents argued the bill was a Trojan horse to hand public school buildings over to private companies.